PBS has announced plans to premiere the documentary "Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten" on May 31th, the 100th Anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which is considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American History.
According to NY Magazine, for the first time Oklahoma’s Education Department is adding the 1921 Tulsa race massacre to its curriculum. State Senator Kevin Matthews describing the 99-year-old massacre as “Tulsa’s dirty secret.” Reportedly students from elementary through high school will now be required to learn about the moment in Oklahoma's history starting this fall.
